Spotlight on Neuro-Innovation at NeuroSphere's Demo Day
On Friday, November 8, 2024, NeuroSphere held its Demo Day at Maison Alcan in Montreal, with support from sponsors and the . The event drew over 160 members of Canada's innovation ecosystem for a full day of pitches, panels and networking.
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Fourteen startups, including McGill-based and external ventures showcased their innovations through pitches:听
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- WillTher听(pitch by Salah El Mestikawy)
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- 听(pitch by Ossei Williams and听Gail Myhr)
- BitHealix听(pitch by Yannis Trakadis)
- (pitch by David Singh)
- (pitch by Michael Pflug)
- (pitch by Andrew Hvizd)
- (pitch by Anmol Nagpal, pictured here)
- 听(pitch by Leigh MacIntyre)
- (pitch by Nancy Mayo)
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- (pitch by Christian Dansereau)
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The jury, which featured Garth Smith, Ron Shlien, Denis V. Keseris and Stephanie Mouchbahani-Constance, provided insightful feedback and awarded听WillTher and Neuro Solutions Group the Jury Awards (with a special mention to Kinesix VR Therapeutics). After a public vote, Brainscores and Nospharma took home the Audience Award. Congratulations!听
The morning panel, moderated by Alan MacIntosh, explored commercialization for impact-focused startups, with contributions from Jean-Philippe Taillon, Claudia Vezeau, Val茅rie Bonnardel-Vacqu茅, Josh Pottel and Mathieu Paquette. In the afternoon, George Elvira led a discussion on challenges and opportunities specific to neuroscience startups with panelists Helen Loughrey, Marielle Montenegro, David Singh and Garth Smith.听
Parallel to the main event and in collaboration with , an afternoon session highlighted McGill's core facilities funded by HBHL and NeuroSphere. Closing remarks were presented by Tyler Redublo from CABHI.听
Designed to emphasize the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in neuroscience research and innovation, Demo Day was a resounding success. Thank you to all speakers and attendees!
Thank you to our ecosystem partners: the McGill Innovation Fund, McGill Engine Centre, McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, Clinical Innovation Platform (CLIP), McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centech MTL, District 3 Innovation and CAMH.听
